Device for boxing shotgun shells



Nov. 25, 1969 o. T. BLUNT 3,479,796

DEVICE FOR BOXING SHOTGUN SHELLS Filed Aug. 5,v 1967 XUEL' O O O o o O O O O .2

INVENTOR. OWEN T, mum- ATTORNEY$ United States Patent 3,479,796 DEVICE FOR BOXING SHOTGUN SHELLS Owen T. Blunt, 3725 W. Pemberton Road, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 48013 Filed Aug. 3, 1967, Ser. No. 658,173 Int. Cl. 1365b 67/02, 35/56, 39/00 US. Cl. 53-390 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The device shown herein comprises a base and a clamp for fastening the base to a table. Side and rear walls extend upwardly from the base and a lift member rests on the base. The side and rear Walls define a cavity into which shotgun shells can be loaded in side-by-side relation. After the shells are loaded, an inverted open ended shell box or carton is slipped over the side and end walls and the shotgun shells and the box and lift member are lifted simultaneously and inverted so that the shells are thereby loaded into the box in proper relation.

This invention relates to boxing of shotgun shells and particularly to a device for boxing shotgun shells.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is common for sportsmen to reload shotgun shells, that is, to provide a new charge and wad in the shells. In order to safety store the shells until they are to be used, the reloaded shotgun shells are usually placed in the original carton or box in which they were purchased in side-by-side relation. This procedure is usually a manual one and proves to be quite tedious in that each shell must be placed individually into the box.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a device for boxing shotgun shells which is simple, inexpensive, low in cost and can be easily used by the average amateur sportsman.

SUMMARY The device shown herein comprises a base and a clamp for fastening the base to a table. Side and rear walls extend upwardly from the base and a lift member rests on the base. The side and rear walls define a cavity into which the shotgun shells can be loaded in side-by-side relation. After the shells are loaded, an inverted open end shell box or carton is slipped over the side and end walls and the shotgun shells and the box and lift member are lifted simultaneously and inverted so that the shells are thereby loaded into the box in proper relation.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a device embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the device shown in FIG. 1 showing the box being inserted into position.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective View of the device showing the box in position.

FIG. 4 is a partly diagrammatic view showing the loading of the shells into the box.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the device.

DESCRIPTION Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the device embodying the invention comprises a base such as a wood block which has an upper surface 11, side surfaces 12 and a rear surface 13 that are related to one another at right angles. The block 10 further includes a lower surface 14 that is not parallel to the top surface 11 so that when the base 10 rests upon a table top T, the top surface 11 is inclined downwardly and rearwardly as viewed from FIG. 2. A

3,479,796 Patented Nov. 25, 1969 member 15 is fastened to the base by screws 16 and includes a rear Wall 17 extending upwardly from surface 13 and side walls 18 extending upwardly from surfaces 12 at substantially right angles to the rear wall 17 so that a cavity C is defined which has open top and front. The upper forward ends of the side walls 18 are rounded as at 19 and taper inwardly as at 20 to facilitate insertion of the box as presently described.

A flat plate which forms a lift member 21 is provided on the upper surface of the block 10 and has a width substantially equal to the distance between the side walls 18 and a length greater than the width of the side walls to define a grasping and lifting portion 22.

A clamp 23 is provided for fastening the device on a table top T and comprises a C-shaped member 24, the upper arm 25 of which extends into an opening 26 in the base 10 and a lower arm 28 into which a threaded member 27 is threaded. A swivel pad 29 is swivelled on the upper end of member 27 and is adapted to engage the underside of the table T. A cross handle 30 is provided to facilitate tightening of the clamp.

In use, the device is clamped to a table top T as shown in FIG. 2 and the reloaded shotgun shells S are placed by hand in alternate end-for-end side-by-side relation in the cavity C as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The height of the walls 17, 18 is substantially equal to the depth of the box or carton B into which the shotgun shells are to be loaded. Similarly the distance between the outer surfaces of the walls 18 is substantially equal to the width of the inside of the box B and the width of the Walls 18 is substantially equal to the depth of the box B.

After the shells are reloaded, the box B is moved downwardly over the device and the shells as shown in FIG.

' 3 and then the box, plate member and shells are lifted simultaneously as shown in FIG. 4 and inverted so that the shotgun shells remain in the box.

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly for boxing shotgun shells into a rectangular box with an open end wherein the shells are positioned in the box in side-by-side relationship, the combination comprising:

a base,

the top of said base being inclined downwardly and rearwardly with respect to the bottom of said base,

means removably attaching said base to a table or the like,

a thin rear wall and thin side walls extending upwardly from the base,

said side walls being at substantially a right angle to said rear wall,

the distance between the exterior surfaces of the side Walls being substantially equal to the length of the box into which the shells are to be loaded,

the width of said side walls being substantially equal to the width of said box,

the height of said walls being substantially equal to the depth of said box,

the upper ends of said side walls being tapered inwardly to facilitate slipping of the box over the ends of said walls,

a lift member comprising a thin plate having a width substantially equal to the distance between said side walls and a length greater than the width of said side walls,

said lift member being positioned on said base and having a portion of said length thereof extending outwardly from said base for grasping by hand,

such that said shotgun shells may be manually placed in side-by-side stacked relationship on said lift member within said walls and an inverted rectangular v v 3 4 v 7 hoxi may he slipped over said walls and said shotgun References Cited she ll sand the lift member and box may be lifted UNITEDSTATES PA N S simultaneously and inverted to load said shotgun into 1,546,391 7/1925 M ough 53 255 S 1,782,615 11/1930 Hopwood 269-98 2. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said 5 3,390 510 7/19 Crisci 53 39 means comprises a C-shaped member having one arm eX- tending n Said base, THERON E. CONDON, Primary Examiner arid a screw member threaded into the other arm for R L, SPRUILL Assistant E i engaging the underside of the table. 10

3. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the upper free edges of said side Walls are rounded. 53-142 242 

